Associate Director of Procurement

**Main duties of the role**: Providing strong and effective leadership and management of the Procurement Service to CDDFT and external customers. The overall management of the Procurement team: 51 whole time equivalents Lead the Procurement Service in strong and effective management of the supply chain to drive efficiencies whilst maintaining professional reputation externally and delivering excellent customer service internally. Developing effective supplier partnerships and relationship strategies. Production and delivery of Procurement strategies, policies and procedures to ensure the service can operate in a successful manner.

Manage within the constraints of the Trusts individual strategic plans and policies and effectively communicate service issues to appropriate decision makers within member organisations. Development and delivery of operational and service efficiencies. Keeping up to date with and reviewing national policy and procurement practice, recommend change and lead on change management. Provide all staff with sound, expert advice on UK Procurement Regulations and ensure all Procurement activities are in line with current legislation and member policies and procedures.

Devise, implement and continually review Procurement strategy to ensure innovation and improved value for money from non-pay expenditure Develop strong relationships with key influencers across the member organisations, to identify stakeholder non-pay issues and identify and manage potential solutions by engaging with both customer and supply markets. Act in an advisory capacity to staff across and within the Care Groups and Corporate Directorates to support appropriate strategy and decision-making on non-pay, including the development of work-plans, Procurement strategy and efficiency controls. Engage and influence key stakeholders at all levels within the Trust and across member organisations, (i.e. Clinicians, Department Heads, Trust Board Members, etc.), in order to facilitate participation in identified Procurement activity.

Liaising with specialists such as Clinical, Legal, HR and Finance to ensure full compliance with current legislation and clinical standards. Promote key relations with national departments, such as, NHS England (NHSE), Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Crown Commercial Services, NHS Supply Chain, HCSA, Atamis, Advise Inc and commercial partners. Prepare regular Board reports using bespoke and non-bespoke software, developing, maintaining and further developing KPIs in conjunction with member organisations. Investigating and implementing recommendations and actions relating to Procurement internal and external audit reports.

Attend Senior Management Committees/Working Groups and will chair the Procurement Senior Management Team Meetings. Attend Procurement national and regional forums where appropriate.